The technique - employed by a Danish court yesterday - involves forcing ISPs to bar their customers from accessing The Pirate Bay, which is a relatively simple procedure. First up for the chop, according to Computerworld, was a minor ISP called Tele2 and its 100,000 customers.

An IFPI statement about the move said, "The provider had agreed to follow the order and it is expected that other internet service providers will voluntarily follow the court order."

Pirates on offensive

While the IFPI and other vested interests will be hoping the Danish tactic can be spread to other territories, it should be aware that just banning access to a website or series of domains is rarely successful.

The massive Pirate Bay community is likely already working out how to stay ahead of the copyright cops, so we're sure to hear more from them soon.